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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry

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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees, March 2026, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average hourly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

186 37.38 135,320

Mining and logging

2 40.93 603

Construction

26 40.92 8,330

Manufacturing

15 36.59 12,591

Wholesale trade

3.3 39.72 6,054.6

Retail trade

9.7 26.23 15,427.9

Transportation and warehousing

21.0 32.48 6,550.5

Utilities

-1.2 54.77 605.0

Information

-3 54.61 2,791

Financial activities

-15 49.02 9,134

Professional and business services

2 45.28 22,417

Private education and health services

91 36.20 27,795

Leisure and hospitality

44 23.49 16,999

Other services

-9 33.69 6,022